Awards
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WESTERN CAPE SCOUTING
SCOUT HERITAGE CENTRE
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Ever wondered what Scouting Awards exist? Seen a Medal or cloth emblem and not known what it represents?
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| Long Service |
5 and 10 Year Service Awards Provincial Long Service Awards in the form of cloth badges may be awarded to uniform members who have completed 5 or 10 years continuous adult service in the Scout Movement. Lay members with similar service will receive a certificate depicting the award. Cloth emblem (uniformed): badge with Proteas depicting 5 or 10 on different backgrounds. |
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Long Service Medal The Long Service medal is an award for long and faithful service. The decoration may be awarded to:
Ribbon: Yellow, red, yellow border with green centre. Cloth emblem (uniformed): a figure-of-eight knot in green with yellow, red and yellow ends. A special lapel badge or brooch may be worn by non-uniformed members. |
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Bars to the Long Service Medal Bars for further long service may be awarded for a total of 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 years service. Such bars take the form of a numeral worn on the ribbon of the medal, subsequent bars replacing the previous bar. |
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| Good Service Awards |
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Thanks Badge The Thanks Badge may be given by any Scout or Scouter to any person who does a Scout a good turn, provided that at the time of the good turn, such person was not an active Scout or Scouter. Application for a Thanks Badge is simply a motivating letter from a person or committee via the LA or DC to Scout Headquarters applying for the award.
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Provincial Commissioner's Commendation Granted by the Provincial Commissioner to both uniform and non-uniformed members whose services to the Movement deserve commendation. Cloth emblem (uniformed): two Proteas with a red 'A' for Award. Lay persons receive a certificate |
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Chief Scout's Commendation Granted by the Chief Scout to both uniformed and non-uniformed members whose services to the Movement deserve commendation. The Chief Scout's Commendation takes the form of a personal letter from the Chief Scout, South Africa, commending the recipient for the services rendered the Movement. It is usually granted to persons giving outstanding service, but who have not yet had sufficient years of service to qualify for the award of the Certificate of Merit. | |
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Certificate of Merit Awarded to uniformed and non-uniformed members for good work for the Movement. Unless the case is an exceptional one, at least three years of good service to the Movement must have been rendered by the candidate. Cloth emblem (uniformed): a figure-of-eight knot in white with green ends. A special lapel badge or brooch may be worn by non-uniformed members. |
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Medal of Merit Awarded to uniformed and non-uniformed members for specially good work for the Movement. Unless the case is an exceptional one at least seven years service must have been rendered by the candidate. In no case may specially good services of less than five years be recognized by the award of the Medal. Ribbon: Uniformed members - green. Non-uniformed members - blue. Cloth emblem (uniformed): a figure-of-eight knot in green. A special lapel badge or brooch may be worn by non-uniformed members A replica lapel badge or brooch may accompany this award to spouses. The replica award is however not automatic. |
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Bars to the Medal of Merit The Bar to the Medal of Merit may be awarded for not less than five additional years of service of similar character. The Bar to the Medal of Merit is indicated on the medal ribbon and cloth emblem by attaching a small metal fleur-de-Iys |
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| Exceptional and Distinguished Service |
Order Of The Silver Protea (Previously Order of the Silver Acorn - 1933 to 1959) (Previously Pathfinder Order of the Silver Lion 1930's) Awarded to uniformed and non-uniformed members for specially distinguished services. A bar to the order of the Silver Protea may be awarded for further specially distinguished services. Ribbon : The Silver Protea is worn as an order suspended around the neck on a yellow ribbon. Cloth emblem (uniformed) : a figure-of-eight knot in yellow. A special lapel badge or brooch may be worn by non-uniformed members A replica lapel badge or brooch may accompany this award to spouses. The replica award is however not automatic. |
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Bar to the Order of The Silver Protea The Bar to the Order of the Silver Protea is awarded for further distinguished service and is indicated by a green stripe on a yellow ribbon when wearing the order. On the cloth emblem it is indicated by attaching a small metal fleur- de-Iys. |
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Order of the Silver Springbok (Previously Order of the Silver Wolf - 1911 to 1959) Awarded to uniformed or non-uniformed members for service of the most exceptional character. Ribbon: The Silver Springbok is worn as an Order suspended around the neck on a green ribbon with a yellow stripe. Cloth emblem (uniformed) : a figure-of-eight knot green and yellow. A special lapel badge or brooch may be worn by non-uniformed members A replica lapel badge or brooch may accompany this award to spouses. The replica award is however not automatic. |
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The Bronze Wolf The Bronze Wolf is the only award made by the World Scout Committee. It is given solely in recognition of outstanding service by an individual to the World Scout Movement. |
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| Gallantry Awards |
Cornwell Scout Award This award is granted to Scouts under the age of 18 who have, in addition, an outstanding record of service and efficiency.
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Gallantry Award Award is granted to SCOUTS, Scouters and persons holding Designated rank, and also to Groups in cases of joint action
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Meritorious Conduct Awards for meritorious conduct are given in cases which may not have involved risk of life, but in which exceptional qualities of courage, endurance, initiative or devotion to duty, often under suffering, have been displayed. They are applied for, and are granted to SCOUTS, Scouters and persons holding Designated rank, and also to Groups in cases of joint action.
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| Cub, Scout, Rover and Other Awards |
Leaping Wolf The Leaping Wolf is the highest award a South African Cub can attain today. The Cub works towards this badge during the final year before leaving the Pack at the age of eleven.
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Springbok Scout Award The Springbok Scout Badge is the highest award a South African Scout can attain today. |
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The Bar is worn by Adult Scouters who have attained the Springbok Award
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B P Rover Award The highest Rover Award to a Rover setting an example of the Scout way of life, carrying out the Rover Motto of ‘Service’ and holding 4 of 8 Rover Proficiency Awards. The badge is an epaulette worn on the left shoulder of the recipient. A BP Award cloth emblem is worn by Scouters who have earned this award as a Rover.
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Wood Badge The Wood Badge is the highest achievement award to Scouters, registered Rovers and persons holding designated or Honorary Rank who complete respective courses of training. Wood Badge holders are seen as Scouting’s elite group of Scouters. The Badge consists of two copies of the wooden beads from a necklace originally belonging to King Dinizulu. One extra bead is worn by Assistant Adult Leader Trainers and two extra by Leader Trainers. The beads are worn on a leather bootlace around the neck of the holder in uniform. It carries with it life membership of the 1st Gilwell Group in England, the right to wear the ‘Gilwell Grey’ scarf with a patch of the Maclaren tartan on the point and the special leather Wood Badge Woggle.
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Other Awards Scout Wings, Scout War Badge, Gold Badge Mountain Club, Duke of Edinburgh / Presidents Award Click here for a printer friendly version Click here to visit a site depleting Scouting knots / ribbons from around the world. |
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